Description
Ghost Fern is an upright mounding deciduous
fern
with frosted apple green fronds on dark purple stems that becomes more silver-grey in the heat of summer.Thrives in rich, moist, acidic soils with
some shade
.
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Type: |
Fern |
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Origins: |
A. niponicum ‘pictum’ x A. filix-femina Hybrid |
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Height: |
2′ – 3’ |
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Spread: |
2’ – 3’ |
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Spacing: |
2’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 – 9 |
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Culture: |
Part Sun, |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Season of Interest: |
Year-Round |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly. Cut old fronds to encourage new growth.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Naturalized Areas, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Astilbe, Hosta, Coral Bells
IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Athyrium x Ghost 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by cultivar413, Carex ‘Evergold’, Athyrium ‘Ghost’, Pieris japonica ‘White Rim’, Lilium ‘Casablanca’, Begonia semperflorens ‘Ambassador White’, Antennaria rosea subsp. pulvinata 30716, (3) Photo by Leonora (Ellie) Enking, Ferns
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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